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Hello,
I'm trying to calculate something and I wonder if someone can help me. The Earth travels around the Sun and the Sun is travelling towards Vega (not quite, so I'm told?). I'd like to know at what moment (which day in the solar year) the Earth is moving in the same direction as the Sun, towards Vega. Also, as the Earth's mouvement is not in the same plane as that of the Sun, what is the angle(a) between these two planes. What I want to find out is the Earth's maximum absolute speed. This would be 30km/s (the Earth's speed around the Sun) plus 20km/s (the Sun's speed towards Vega) multiplied by cos(a). But these two speeds only add up at a precise time of year, which I haven't managed to work out. Hoping to hear from you. Regards, Ken |
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